Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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The town of Levanna, Ohio, was
nearly destroyed by fire. Loss
100000.
Israel Lucas, treasurer of Auglaid
county, Ohio, with his wife and $31,-
900 of the county funds are missing.
The excursion yacht Monarch cap
sized in squall in the British Chan
mel, and fifteen persons were drown
ed.
By an explosion in a mine near
Shenandoah, Pa, two miners were
killed and several others seriously
injured.
In battle between the Kab-
babish tribe and the Dervishes, in
the Boggara country, Egypt, 1900 of
the latter were killed.
Miss Olivia Cobb, who is just ont
Of her teens, is the belle Of Athens,
Georgia, and has already refused
thirty offers of marriage.
Mrs. Belle Freely, an insane in
mate of the Jail at Clarion, Pa, was
cfemated in her cell. the result of a
fire. she had kindled with paper torn
from the walls.
Herman Stricken of Reading, Pa,
has refused an offer of $4,000 for
his collection of butterflies, which is
said to be the largest and most
varied 10 existence.
The Baltimore and Ohio Express
Company was leased to the United
States Express Company for term
of thirty years. The price paid was
reported to be two and one half
million dollars.
Evictions on the O'Grady estates
we're continued, with disastrous.
effects to the Irish constabes. One
woman badly scalded many ofthem.
The prisoners were carried off sing
ing "God save Ireland!"
Mr.. Randall ran the Pennsylvania
Democratic State Convention, which
straddled the tariff question and
nominated Hon. j. Ross Thompson,
of Erie county, for Supreme Court
judge, and B. J. Mccain, of Lancas-
ter. for state treasurer.
The American party declares that
+" America for Americans " only. In
the troublous days of the Rebellion
the country cried aloud to all the
world, s'come over and help u.s."
aud they came. Times have chang
ed.
The section OF human vertebra
has been found on Walnut Hills,
near Cincinnati, which indicates
that its original owner was nine feet
high. He was an Ohio Democrat
belonging to the old school and
never Lad the odor of coal oil on his
garments.
In January, 1856, w. 81. Curtner,
a wealthy farmer of Arkansas, shot
and killed two brothers, Hines and
john Nichols, who had slandered
his daughter. Last Saturday even
ing Curtner was shot from ambush
and killed, it is believed by the sur
viving brothers of his victims, one of
whom is his SON in.law.
1t now appears that the trouble
with the Indian chief Colorow and
the Utes was caused and kept up by
the Colorado militia and cowboys,
and President Cleveland has in
structed the governor of Colorado to
contiue his state troops within the
state boundaries. State Treasurer
Quay, of Pennsylvania, has resigned,
The statistician of the Washing.
ton Herald has been studying the
Presidents annual salary and per.
quisites, and estimates that he re-
ceives S114,S65. This is an exag.
gerated sum, but there are many
good citizens who will reduce it rs
per cent. and still agree to move
into che White House for a Presi
dental term or two.
A San Francisco boy was vacci
mated and upon his arm has come
the picture of a cows head. 1t is
about the size of standard dollar
It is an exact representation of q
cows head, en- silhouette. The nose
jaw and horns are perfect. There is
even a speck of white flesh visible
where the eye is supposed to be
| located.
THANKS to the platform of the
Democratic party of Virginia, the
city of Richmond is unable to borrow
money. Four per cent. has beer
offered, but all to no purpose
When capitalists are told beforehand
that they will have trouble collecting
their money, it is not likely they
will accept the risk. Forewarned is
forearmed.
Near Tomarora, ILL.,, several days
ago, a little child of Mr.. Vaughmau
was set in its high chair at the table
while its mother was getting dinner
A chicken came in at the door, and
few upon the table. Mr.. Waugh
man threw a case knife at the chick
en-; the knife glanced and struck
the child in the forehead, cutting q
cash near the temple about an inch
and a half long. The child lived
about week and then died.
The Verdict Unanimous.